Max Mitchell and the Jets Offensive Line Injury Woes

[JetNation]

For many New York Jets fans, this season has been a pleasant surprise, exceeding expectations of many, and meaningful December games are finally here. If they win the next two and the Patriots lose one, the playoffs will happen.

However, on the other hand, it has been a nightmare year regarding offensive line injuries. George Fant and Duane Brown have spent time on injured reserve, while Mekhi Becton and Alijah Vera-Tucker are both out for the year. Fans will be hoping these injuries do not affect their play next season, and plenty will be looking into what top bookies to bet on NFL games with as additional games tick by.

Now, the Jets can add another long-term absentee to their offensive woes, as rookie tackle Max Mitchell has been added to their Non-Football Injury list, and the 23-year-old sees his own successful (albeit interrupted) season come to an end following the discovery of an unspecified issue.

When NY Jets Head Coach Robert Saleh broke the news that rookie Mitchell would now miss the rest of the year, he curiously dodged further questions and chose not to elaborate on what had happened to the 2022 fourth-round Draft pick.

Having revealed the news to reports in the press conference, when asked for additional details, he simply answered.

“I’m not going to get into specifics right now because there’s a lot of things that we’re trying to sort out. And for him, too.”

When called upon earlier in the season, Mitchell stepped up well and impressed, having started their first four games of the year, but then his promising start was unfortunately paused as he picked up a knee injury in Week 4 in the clash against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did not feature again for the Jets until Week 12, returning as a starter in last week’s encounter with the Minnesota Vikings, so this latest blow, whatever it might be, will have hit the youngster hard, given his progress.

Lineman Cedric Ogbuehi is, of course, already on injured reserve with a groin issue, so Mike Remmers now plays a more important role going forward in a backup swing tackle role behind Fant and Brown. Having signed Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the practice squad, the veteran featured in eight games last year for the Jets, so presumably, he returns as an option for Saleh.

Since the story initially broke, it has since been claimed by SNYtv’s Connor Hughes that doctors had found blood clots, and that was why Mitchell is now out, however thankfully, he is said to be in good spirits, the condition was caught early, and it is not believed to be a long term, or career-threatening problem.

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[sirlancemehlot]

Uhhh...this is kinda old.  He had bloodclot issues.  

[Bronx]

[Larz]

Mitchell didn’t get anyone killed but let’s not lament his loss to much. His pff is a 55 which means he is not NFL caliber. 

[20andOut]

3 hours ago, Larz said:

Mitchell didn’t get anyone killed but let’s not lament his loss to much. His pff is a 55 which means he is not NFL caliber.

Wow. Throwing him in the trash already? He was a 4th rd pick, meaning he was drafted to be a developmental project not a first year starter. Yet due to injuries he was thrown right into action and started at I think three different O-line positions with solid if not spectacular results. But with a little help from pff it has already been determined that "he is not NFL caliber". Really?

[Larz]

3 minutes ago, 20andOut said:

Wow. Throwing him in the trash already? He was a 4th rd pick, meaning he was drafted to be a developmental project not a first year starter. Yet due to injuries he was thrown right into action and started at I think three different O-line positions with solid if not spectacular results. But with a little help from pff it has already been determined that "he is not NFL caliber". Really?

If he has 2 copies of Leiden factor 5 his career is over so I ain’t gonna sweat it 

[Averagejetsfan1421]

It’s a undiscussed topic, I feel like we have been playing way above expectations even  with all the  lineman that got hurt this year! It would be a pass for other teams but for jets they are still suppose to win! 
 

starting left tackle hurt becton

starting left guard hurt vera tucker 

starting right tackle hurt brown/fant 

starting running back hurt /hall 

im sure I’m missing someone 

 

[Sonny Werblin]

10 minutes ago, Averagejetsfan1421 said:

It’s a undiscussed topic, I feel like we have been playing way above expectations even  with all the  lineman that got hurt this year! It would be a pass for other teams but for jets they are still suppose to win! 
 

starting left tackle hurt becton

starting left guard hurt vera tucker 

starting right tackle hurt brown/fant 

starting running back hurt /hall 

im sure I’m missing someone 

 

Fwiw the jets starting QB has missed 5 games.

[Be_a_Jet]

8 minutes ago, Sonny Werblin said:

Fwiw the jets starting QB has missed 5 games.

Actually he’s missed 13

[JohnnyLV]

13 minutes ago, Sonny Werblin said:

Fwiw the jets starting QB has missed 5 games.

Only 12 QBs have played every game and as of these Sunday games 35 different players will have started a game this year.

[Sonny Werblin]

5 minutes ago, johnnysd said:

Only 12 QBs have played every game and as of these Sunday games 35 different players will have started a game this year.

35??? Aren’t there 32 teams. That doesn’t sound right.

[JohnnyLV]

1 hour ago, Sonny Werblin said:

35??? Aren’t there 32 teams. That doesn’t sound right.

TYPO ALERT!!!! It's 65